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  2. NORTH-WESTERN PASTORAL AND AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION.

    THE second day of this association's meeting was principally devoted to the auctioneers, who unfortunately had, as far as the sale went, a very poor "time," passings being the order of the day. In vain were fairly bred sheep, pure ...

    Article : 1,480 words
  3. AGRICULTURAL ITEMS.

    WOOL FOR JAPAN.—A day or two ago we referred to some wool intended for shipment to Japan. An idea characteristic of British enterprise and love of trade arose amongst the members of the Agricultural Society, that it would be ...

    Article : 1,383 words
  4. THE CHAMPION DEVON COW CURLY 3RD.

    IN this issue we conclude our series of illustrations of the cattle which received champion prizes at the late show of the New South Wales Agricultural Society, by publishing the above, an excellent portrait of Mr. H. C. White's Devon cow Curly 3rd, which it must be conceded is in all points a very excellent animal and a fair representative of the hardy red tribe. Mr. White formed his Devon herd in 1873 by importing twelve heifers and the bull Prince ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 444 words
  5. FREE TRADE AND PROTECTION.

    HOW does protection affect the farmer? The Inglewood Advertiser writes as follows on the subject:—"The most thoroughly satire industry, if not, indeed, the only one in thia colony, is agriculture; and yet it is the most heavily ...

    Article : 482 words
  6. REARING DUCKS FOR THE TABLE.

    IN convenient situations no more useful and acceptable birds can be raised for table use than ducks, nor can any be procured that will yield larger profitable returns, provided they are properly managed. Generally speaking, however, ducks ...

    Article : 1,383 words
  7. THE YIELD OF WHEAT IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    MR. C. L. Dubois writes to the South Australian Chronicle on the above subject as follows:—I find now that the statistics are published that the yield of wheat last harvest was 7¾ bushels per acre; truly a good return for the labour ...

    Article : 624 words
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